Matti Anttonen

Matti Anttonen

Matti Kalervo Anttonen (born 27 November 1957)[1] is a Finnish diplomat and the present Secretary of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland since 1 March 2018.[2]

Anttonen was the Finnish Ambassador to Sweden from January 2017 until February 2018 [3] as well was Finland's ambassador to Russia from 2008 until the end of April 2012.

After the Russian Ambassadorship, Anttonen served as the Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations.[4]

Anttonen was born in Tampere and graduated from the Turku School of Economics, obtaining a Master's Degree from the University of Turku.[5][6]

He joined the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1986. Between 1987 and 1991, he served as Assistant Secretary and Secretary of the Moscow Embassy, then three years at the Geneva Permanent Representation in the UN and between 1994 and 1996 he was responsible for the EU-Russia relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 1998, Anttonen was appointed Head of the Russian Unit and in 2001 the Deputy Director of the East Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Between 2002 and 2006, he served as the Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy in Washington, and then as the Energy Coordinator in Helsinki 2007-2008, until he was appointed Ambassador to Moscow.[7][1]

References

  1. 1 2 CV Matti Anttonen, Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, viitattu 3.1.2015.
  2. ↑ "Matti Anttonen appointed as Permanent Secretary". Ulkoasiainministeriö.
  3. ↑ "Suomen suurlähetystö, Tukholma". Ulkoasiainministeriö.
  4. ↑ Alivaltiosihteeri (taloudelliset ulkosuhteet), Ulkoasiainministeriö, viitattu 3.1.2015.
  5. ↑ Koivula, Tuomas: Vuoden alumni on alivaltiosihteeri Matti Anttonen, Turun yliopisto 26.2.2015. Viitattu 26.9.2016.
  6. ↑ Alumni Keynote Speakers: alivaltiosihteeri Matti Anttonen, Turun yliopisto 17.1.2014, viitattu 3.1.2015.
  7. ↑ Uusia päällikkönimityksiä ulkoministeriössä, Ulkoasiainministeriö 7.2.2013, viitattu 3.1.2015.


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